Design Engineer HMI & Automation (80-100%)

At ABB, we help industries outrun – leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation – for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

Engineering Manager

Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on HMI design, drafting automation and electrical design and implementation of E-Base (Aucotec engineering-based tool) for project execution.

With a focus on precision and adherence to specific norms and standards, you will support standardization of control panels for mining & GMD (Gearless Mill Drives).

You will also showcase your proficiency by customizing automation designs and HMI for project-specific requirements and interfacing with engineering teams to ensure consistency in interconnection design.

In cooperation with other teams, you will ensure compliance with relevant standards.

The work model for the role is: #LI-hybrid

This role will contribute to the Process Industries division in Switzerland.

You will be mainly accountable for

• Collaborating on HMI and automation design for global projects while interfacing with international engineering teams to ensure design consistency.
• Customizing E-Base templates and maintaining related global library.
• Drafting best practice HMI for project-specific requirements and coaching automation projects worldwide.
• Supporting the standardization and know-how retention of control panels, ensuring compliance.

Qualifications for the Role

• FH or bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or industrial engineering.
• Minimum of 1 year of work experience in the field of industrial control systems or automation.
• Experience with software tools such as AutoCAD, EPLAN, or similar is appreciated.
• Good understanding of various processes, engineering solutions, and designs.
• Experience with programming languages.
• Self-motivated and curious, able to simplify complex processes, collaborate effectively, and engage stakeholders with a solution-oriented mindset.
• Good technical communication skills in English (written and spoken); good level of German is highly welcome.

More about us

GREAT MINDS, GREAT MINES

From cellphones, electric vehicles, batteries, wind farms…virtually every aspect of modern life relies on the ores mined from the earth. But there must be a transformation. The demand for minerals has increased significantly, making sustainable, safe, and productive mining more crucial than ever.

ABB’s GMD is the most powerful mill drive system in the market to power semi autogenous (SAG), ball and autogenous (AG) mills. This ’workhorse’ for grinding operations combines a robust, service-friendly, and fit-for-purpose design to provide the highest throughput, reliability, and availability for your processing plant.

The recruiting process is being led by Ceren Oezen, Talent Partner at ABB Switzerland Ltd.

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